FICC Rates Program Manager

Apex Systems; Jersey City (NJ); On-site; USD 130,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Life insurance

Disability insurance

401K

Employee Stock Purchase Program

Job summary

Everforth Apex Systems is seeking a FICC Rates Program Manager to lead global initiatives across a rates trading technology platform in Jersey City, onsite. You will partner with trading, sales, and product leadership to drive large-scale programs spanning front-office systems, market structure and risk-critical infrastructure.

The ideal candidate has FICC domain expertise, a proven PM track record, and strong delivery discipline with Python proficiency to manage complex programs across matrixed

Qualifications

• FICC domain expertise across Rates, Credit, FX, or Repo.
• Proven program management track record delivering complex global initiatives.
• Strong stakeholder management experience.
• Exceptional communication skills.
• Highly organized with strong delivery discipline.
• Technical skills in Python.

Responsibilities

• Lead complex, multi-year global initiatives across trading platforms and desk-facing systems.
• Partner with trading, sales, and product leadership in a front-office environment.
• Drive alignment across engineering, infrastructure, business and control functions.
• Articulate complex issues clearly to both technical teams and senior stakeholders.
• Manage program governance, dependencies, and risk/issue resolution with delivery discipline.
• Operate independently in ambiguous environments to drive outcomes.

Skills

FICC domain expertise

Program management

Stakeholder management

Delivery discipline

Communication skills

Python

Job description

Job#: 3056219

Job Description:

FICC Rates Program Manager

Location: Jersey City, New Jersey (Onsite)

Role Overview

We are seeking a Program Manager to lead complex, global initiatives across a Rates trading technology platform. This role partners closely with trading, sales, and product leadership to deliver large-scale programs spanning front-office systems, market structure, and risk-critical infrastructure. The ideal candidate brings domain expertise in FICC / Markets, a proven ability to drive outcomes across matrixed organizations, and the discipline to manage execution in fast-paced environments.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead complex, multi-year global initiatives across trading platforms and desk-facing systems.
• Partner directly with trading, sales, and product leadership in a front-office environment.
• Execute across a matrixed organization, driving alignment across engineering, infrastructure, business, and control functions.
• Articulate complex issues clearly to both technical teams and senior business stakeholders.
• Manage program governance, dependency management, and risk/issue resolution with strong delivery discipline.
• Operate independently in ambiguous environments, driving outcomes without fully defined structures or direction.

Required Qualifications

• FICC domain expertise across Rates, Credit, FX, or Repo, with an understanding of trading workflows, market structure, and front office technology.
• Proven program management track record delivering complex global initiatives.
• Strong stakeholder management experience.
• Exceptional communication skills.
• Highly organized with strong delivery discipline.
• Technical skills in Python.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience leading regulatory, risk, or control-driven initiatives within FICC trading environments.
• Familiarity with electronic trading architectures, including order flow, pricing engines, market data, and execution connectivity.
• Understanding of front-to-back flows (trading, risk, P&L, settlement) and associated data dependencies.
• Experience managing large-scale platform transformations, migrations, or decommissioning programs.
• Exposure to global delivery models and working across time zones with distributed engineering teams.
• Ability to challenge and influence senior stakeholders to drive prioritization and decision-making.
• Track record of improving program governance, transparency, and execution rigor in high-pressure environments.

Benefits Overview

• Everforth Apex offers a range of supplemental benefits, including medical, dental, vision, life, disability, and other insurance plans that offer an optional layer of financial protection.
• ESPP (employee stock purchase program) and a 401K program which allows you to contribute typically within 30 days of starting, with a company match after 12 months of tenure.
• HSA (Health Savings Account on the HDHP plan), a SupportLinc Employee Assistance Program (EAP) with up to 8 free counseling sessions, a corporate discount savings program and other discounts.
• On-demand training program, provides access to certification prep and a library of technical and leadership courses/books/seminars once you have 6+ months of tenure, and certification discounts and other perks to associations that include CompTIA and IIBA.
• Dedicated customer service team for our Consultants that can address questions around benefits and other resources, as well as a certified Career Coach.

Equal Opportunity Employer Statement

Everforth Apex Systems is an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate or allow discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, creed, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, or related medical conditions), age, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, genetic information, registered domestic partner status, marital status, disability, status as a crime victim, protected veteran status, political affiliation, union membership, or any other characteristic protected by law. Everforth Apex will consider qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable law.

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